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The effectiveness of IFRS 9 transitional provisions in limiting the potential impact of COVID-19 on banks

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  • Martin Neisen

    (PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC))

  • Hermann Schulte-Mattler

    (FH Dortmund - University of Applied Sciences and Arts)

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The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of the transitional provisions for the impact of International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) as a supervisory tool to strengthen a bank’s capital base. The new IFRS 9 provisions are a significant banking supervisory measure of the so-called Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) Quick Fix to mitigate possible adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on banks. With the discharge rules, the supervisor aims to strengthen the banks’ regulatory capital in order to ensure the supply of credit to households and companies at all times. Based on the published disclosure reports of 107 significant European banks at the reporting dates end 2019 and June 2020, our study analysed how many banks already apply the transition rules, whether there are geographical focusses and to what extent banks use the new CRR Quick Fix adjustments. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first empirical analysis of the extent to which European banks use the original IFRS 9 transitional arrangements and COVID-19 extension and what effects its use has on their common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital. The results are of interest to regulators, bank managers and analysts alike, as they fundamentally demonstrate the effectiveness of this particular regulatory tool.

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  • Martin Neisen & Hermann Schulte-Mattler, 2021. "The effectiveness of IFRS 9 transitional provisions in limiting the potential impact of COVID-19 on banks," Journal of Banking Regulation, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 22(4), pages 342-351, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jbkreg:v:22:y:2021:i:4:d:10.1057_s41261-021-00151-7
    DOI: 10.1057/s41261-021-00151-7
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    1. Kostic, Natalija & Muthsam, Viktoria & Laux, Christian, 2023. "Accounting Changes and Enforcement of Bank Capital Requirements in a Crisis," VfS Annual Conference 2023 (Regensburg): Growth and the "sociale Frage" 277694, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.

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    Keywords

    Banking regulation; Capital requirements regulation (CRR); CET1 capital; Standardised approach to credit risk (CSA); CRR Quick Fix; Internal rating-based approach (IRBA);
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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